Cryptocurrency

If you’ve paid attention to Poker Twitter recently, you may have noticed the banter has changed a bit because of the recent Bitcoin plunge. Since the Bitcoin plunge began, Poker Twitter has been noticeably silent about cryptocurrency. (Image: golega.co.za) Many poker players are invested in cryptocurrency, especially Bitcoin. And when the market was thriving, some seemed more focused on that than poker. Things Don’t Always Go as Planned But that has changed in recent months for obvious reasons. The crypto market is struggling, to say the least. Bitcoin opened on Tuesday morning at just north of $3,300, nearly $2,600 better than two years ago on the same day. That’s the good news. The bad news is most investors didn’t get involved until a year ago or sooner. On December 11, 2017, Bitcoin reached $17,399. Just six days later, the virtual coin hit an all-time high value of $19,870. At the time, Poker Twitter was buzzing about the potential of the coin. Would it continue rising an...

The Bitcoin-exclusive poker site – SwC Poker – has rolled out its new platform in “play-at-your-own-risk” beta mode. So, is it worth taking the risk? If you are familiar with the old Seals with Clubs (SWC) poker software, you will likely be delighted with the new platform . Available in Instant Play mode and as downloadable software, the new platform is both Mac-friendly and mobile-friendly, and exceptionally customizable. Admittedly it´s still a bit buggy, but SWC is offering a bug bounty to players who report issues so they get resolved quicker. The reason for SWC releasing the platform in “play-at-your-own-risk” beta mode, is that some of the bugs may result in security issues. SWC management has already announced it will make good any player who suffers a verifiable financial loss due to a software bug, but is it worth taking the risk when there are plenty of other established poker sites that also accept Bitcoin which are more secure? One of the First Bitcoin Poker Sites Back...